Two file as write-in candidates for Kewanee City Council

Saturday

Feb 9, 2013 at 9:30 AM

Their names won't be on the ballot

When the candidate filing period for the April municipal election ended last December, only two people filed for the two seats opening up this year on the Kewanee City Council.Incumbent Mike Yaklich is running, and former Councilwoman Kellie Wallace-McKenna will run for the seat now held by Bob Kuntz, who earlier announced he wouldn’t seek re-election.Now there are two more candidates in the race. But you won’t find their names on the ballot.Anthony Holdgrafer and Chad Kilstrom filed as write-in candidates for the council.Under state law, a citizen has to register with the county clerk as a write-in candidate in order to be elected. Thursday was the deadline for write-in candidates to register.Since there are two registered write-in candidates, there will be two blank lines for write-ins on the ballot under Yaklich’s and Wallace-McKenna’s names.